The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-25
THE FAIR TO-DAY
Fairer Weather and Attend
ance DOub ed.

zling rain early last night, DreaK III
the clouds this morning, an occa.
sional peep of the sun, and altogether
a much fairer and brighter day for
the occasion which has attracted so
many thousand visitors to Dallas.
The street cars to the grounds have
been crowded; the Texas n Pacific
trains have carried thousands out to-
day, and there has been stream of
hacks filled with passengers, all bound
for the fair grounds. The attendance
has beer fully double that of
any day since the opening of the Tx
position and each incoming train
adds TO the number of people in the
city, until tomorrow it Is safe TO say
there will be fifteen thousand people
within the grounds.
The exercises OF to-day werc opened
us usual with concert by the excel
lent Mexican Band, and they received
their usual apprecative attention and
hearty applause.
The machinery hall was opened
this morning, and the 200O feet OF line
Skating moving the machinery, COW
ering 100000 square feet OF flooring,
attracted aud entertained large
crowds OF visiters. The electric-light
dynamos in full blast are interesting
curiosities to many. The
LIVE STOCK DEPARTMENT
will be formally opened this after
noon, beginning with a pr ocession OF
fine Herefords. The cattle and horse
show will begin tomorrow morning
at $3.50 O'Clock. Mr.. Arbuckle,
superintendent informes the HERALD
that this department is full and COM
plete, and the stock all very fine
never before has such fine lot OF
thoroughbred cattle and horses been
gathered together in Texas. This cx-
hibit alone will make the fair big
success.
The Agricultural and Horticultural
departments are continually being
added to and increased both in extent
and interest of collection. These de-
partments will be formally opened to.
morrow.
Many new and novel sud interest
ing articles have been added to the
ladies department, among them, an
agriculture. wreath formed of beauti-
ful flowers, made of agricultural seeds
ingeniously interviewer and artisti-
cally arranged in large gilt frame,
the handiwork Of western lady.
Then there are teeth of whales, big
whales and little whales, the lower jaw
bone Of d porpoise and piece of
whalebone seven feet long, from the
Jaw of all artic whale. A toy house
OF shells and minerals from all over
the world, by Mrs. Groom of Corsi.
cana, is very pretty. The awards in
this and the Art departments will
probably be made tomorrow.
NEW ATTRACTION.
On Saturday, Oct. Goth, the Assotia-
ton will place ia Exposition Hall a
glass jar flied with .coins, and any
person buying all admission ticket on
that day will receive another ticket ut
the gate which will entitle the b'h. L
to guess on the number of coins la the
jar, and the one coming the Dea' e't 10
the number to receive 1926; second
best, $15; third best, SO.
THE BABY SHOW.
On Saturday Nov. 9Th, the grand
Baby Show, open to the world, to all
babies two years old and under. First
prize, $50; second, 1926; third, $l5.
Entries open until the morning of the
exhibition, Saturday Nov. 9Th, on
which day all persons buying an adj
mission ticket to the grounds will
receive another ticket at the gate
emitting them to vote OH the finest
baby. We want to see all the babies
in the country on that day. Marsalis,
Armstrong a. Co., have donated the
use of their reception parlors, in north
east corner of Exposition Hall, for the
occasion, where everything will be
done for the comfort of the little ones.